Shaping the Future with Empowered Educators - and How CC Can Help

Shanna Hollich, the learning and training manager at the San Diego Community College District, emphasized the importance of open access to knowledge and culture for everyone in the public interest. She highlighted the role of Creative Commons in empowering educators and facilitating collaboration through shared knowledge. Shanna also discussed the impact of the pandemic on the need for global scientific collaboration and the role of open access content in addressing such challenges. She clarified the definition of an Open Educational Resource (OER) and explained the advantages of CC licensing over traditional copyright. Shanna also discussed the complexities of fair use and fair dealing in copyright laws and provided best practices for attribution in relation to Creative Commons (CC) licenses.